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LAUSD superintendent John Deasy resigns: Superintendent Deasy resigns after mounting criticism. (NY Times)
Rising crime rates rattle residents: Community members come together to fight the relatively high crime rates in South L.A. in August and September. (L.A. Wave)
Journalist reflects on relationship between USC and South Central: After participating in a panel at USC about South L.A., also known as South Central, journalist Erin Aubry Kaplan grapples with the complexities and contradictions of USC’s relationship with its neighbors. (KCET)
Funeral home offers unique sendoff: The Boyd Funeral Home in South L.A. is rethinking what it means to say goodbye to a family member. (CBS)
Suspect in USC slaying brags in video: Javier Bolden, accused of killing two USC graduate students from China, bragged to his cellmate about the killing in a video shown in court. (L.A. Times)
Taste of Soul starts this weekend: The annual street festival in Crenshaw starts this weekend with Queen Latifah as Celebrity Chair. (L.A. Sentinel)
Reward offered for South L.A. mother killed in June: A $10,000 reward is offered for information about two armed men who gunned down a mother of three on June 6. (KTLA)
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